I’m happy that contemporary poetry is available online at a number of different websites. Here are some of my favorite sites where you’ll find quality poetry on the Internet: The Poetry Foundation, The Academy of American Poets, Favorite Poem Project, Poetry 180, American Life in Poetry.
Today, I have a poem from American Life in Poetry, an initiative of Ted Kooser, the 2004-2006 Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress.
Language Lessons
by Alexandra Teague
The carpet in the kindergarten room
was alphabet blocks; all of us fidgeting
on bright, primary letters. On the shelf
sat that week's inflatable sound. The th
was shaped like a tooth. We sang
about brushing up and down, practiced
exhaling while touching our tongues
to our teeth.
You can read the rest of the poem here.
by Alexandra Teague
The carpet in the kindergarten room
was alphabet blocks; all of us fidgeting
on bright, primary letters. On the shelf
sat that week's inflatable sound. The th
was shaped like a tooth. We sang
about brushing up and down, practiced
exhaling while touching our tongues
to our teeth.
You can read the rest of the poem here.
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At Wild Rose Reader, I have some personal poetry news—and I talk about posting original poems at my blog in Blogging My Poetry.
The Poetry Friday Roundup is at Becky’s Book Reviews.
The Poetry Friday Roundup is at Becky’s Book Reviews.
3 comments:
Oh, what a moment. A good poem!
Jama,
That poem has quite the surprise ending, doesn't it? A good poem about a child's innocence and how things are perceived.
I love American Life in Poetry. It's like receiving a gift every Monday in my mailbox.
Thanks for sharing this poem. I love the ending.
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